Those who follow Paul Rapp’s biweekly column read
about this last week [“DIY Rocks,” Rapp on This,
April 10], but I think this is important enough
to repeat. The Future of Music Coalition,
the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit group dedicated
to helping musicians deal with the issues “at
the intersection of music, law, technology and
policy,” is coming to town.

From 3 to 8:30 PM on April 30, the FMC will present
a seminar called What’s the Future for Musicians?
at the Clarion Hotel on Watervliet Avenue Extension
in Albany. Part of a series of music- education
events being presented in upstate New York, the
seminar—which is free, by the way—is designed
to help musicians of all genres learn about things
like promotion and distribution, how to get radio
play, how to get paid for your music, and as much
more as can be jammed into a five-and-a-half-hour
span.

Rapp himself has asked that we “hype the bejesus
out of this,” and for good reason: The FMC is
one of the leading artist-advocacy groups in the
country. This is a good thing, and if you have
any interest in advancing your music career, whatever
stage it may be in, you should RSVP immediately
at futureofmusic.org/ events/newyork08/rsvp.cfm,
or call the Central New York chapter of the American
Federation of Musicians at (315) 433-9807. Space
for the seminar is limited; the future, as they
say, is not. (Corny, yes, but I like it.)

CELEBRATE
GOOD TIMES, COME ON

Twenty-five years is a long time to be in any
business. But the folks at Waterworks Pub
are in the business of having fun, and as they
say, time flies when . . . well, you know. The
venerable institution at 76 Central Ave. in Albany
is the city’s oldest gay-oriented nightclub, boasting
a neighborhood-style bar on the first floor and
a strobetacular dance floor on the second. The
club celebrates its 25th anniversary this Saturday
(April 19) with a colorful bash featuring “drag
queens and dance divas,” plus a performance by
soul-R&B diva Kim English. The pre-party
begins at 9 PM; English performs around midnight.
Ten bucks gets you in. For more information on
the festivities, call Waterworks at 465-9079.

SOMETIME
IN NEW YORK CITY

Still one of our area’s best-kept secrets, Sarah
Pedinotti has seemed on the verge of a national-level
breakthrough for a few years now. Perhaps this
is where it begins: Pedinotti and her excellent
band have showcased their wares at the Living
Room, a pristine listening room on New York’s
Lower East Side, several times now, and their
Oct. 27, 2007, performance was recorded by XM
Satellite Radio channel the Loft for the live-performance
program called, appropriately, From the Living
Room to the Loft. The show is just now making
it to the air—if you’re an XM subscriber, you
can catch the Pedinotti Band’s performance Sunday
(April 20) at 6 PM, Tuesday (April 22) at 11 PM,
or Friday, April 25, at the wee hour of 3 AM.
Of course—and this is no secret—you can usually
catch the group twice a week at One Caroline Street
in Saratoga Springs.